Covid 19 Part XXI-27,908 in ROI (1,777 deaths) 6,647 in NI (559 deaths)(22/08)Read OP

dere34

LEO!!! WHERE ARE YOU???!!!

lawrencesummers

So outdoor gatherings is limited to 15 people but all sports can go ahead.


That makes sense alright.

statesaver

https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1295766347637501953

Skid X

"I'd like to ask two questions to the Taoiseach, three more to Dr Glynn and I will waffle on long enough so that you can safely ignore the one genuinely inciteful point I had and ramble on about everyone needs to stay alert and other meaningless burblage"


Journos need to ask shorter questions.

ExMachina1000

Sign language guy doesn't know Irish

lawrencesummers

Come back Leo.
All is forgiven.

is_that_so

lawrencesummers wrote: »

How do you know? The origins of infections is never made public.

I know for a fact that a current outbreak in the country is linked to a family who have returned from Greece.

That's what's known as anecdotal! It shows up in the daily case data. Both Nolan and Glynn have mentioned that such cases have been lower in recent weeks.

flazio

lawrencesummers wrote: »

You can just picture the common room of every nursing home in the country now.

All the inmates sitting around in a circle being told to restrict their movements.

Would you like it if somebody referred to your elderly relative as an "inmate"?

Fann Linn

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Honorable mention to Eamon Ryan too. He has steadied himself after that below the belt ambush from Catherine Martin which she ended up losing

So you and Blanch are in the same WhatsApp group.

Beechwoodspark

dere34 wrote: »

LEO!!! WHERE ARE YOU???!!!

Knowing him he’s probably in Berlin and I mean the city in Germany not the dive bar in dame st!

s1ippy

flazio wrote: »

Would you like it if somebody referred to your elderly relative as an "inmate"?

Let's be honest though.

Mental Mickey

What about the restrictions on Kildare, Laois, Offaly? Are they lifted?

is_that_so

Skid X wrote: »

"I'd like to ask two questions to the Taoiseach, three more to Dr Glynn and I will waffle on long enough so that you can safely ignore the one genuinely inciteful point I had and ramble on about everyone needs to stay alert and other meaningless burblage"


Journos need to ask shorter questions.

It's the format that forces it. They used to do it in the Leo days as well.

Hubertj

landofthetree wrote: »

Look the facts are our health system cant cope with what's coming from late Oct till mid summer 2021.

We are screwed as a nation. We will be in lockdown till a vaccine comes along. This isnt going away.

It's the second half of 2021 before any chance of things returning to normal.

the HSE gave up months ago. The waste and inefficiencies that have been ongoing for decades is catching up. "Management" isn't up to it. And before anyone kicks off im not talking about doctors and nurses.

dhaughton99

landofthetree wrote: »

Look the facts are our health system cant cope with what's coming from late Oct till mid summer 2021.

We are screwed as a nation. We will be in lockdown till a vaccine comes along. This isnt going away.

It's the second half of 2021 before any chance of things returning to normal.

It’s back to wearing corpo jackets and shopping in Army Bargains.

GooglePlus

dere34 wrote: »

LEO!!! WHERE ARE YOU???!!!

He's right there making decisions also. Tánaiste is no small role.

MOR316

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Same here and judging from my whatsapp group MM seems to be going down very well with the general public this evening

I've seen you in other threads...I know your game

SEPT 23 1989

Now answer that question

Bananaleaf

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

I dont see a county figure breakdown.

Do you have a link

Yes, sorry should have posted. You have to scroll down towards end

https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0818/1159861-coronavirus-ireland-figures/

EDIT: Oh wait are they just yesterdays stats tacked onto the end of today's report?

JP Liz V1

froog wrote: »

omg could he not remember eamon ryan's position?? LOOOL

The cycling salad sleeping King

is_that_so

Mental Mickey wrote: »

What about the restrictions on Kildare, Laois, Offaly? Are they lifted?

NPHET meeting on Thursday will decide whether to recommend it.

Busi_Girl08

Remember when we all took the piss out of Boris a few months back for being unclear in his plan and a general omnishambles?

pc7

Ha ha brilliant question, the whole thing is mixed messaging, they wouldn’t install confidence that’s for sure

MOR316

Oh Jesus, Micheal ****ed that question up...

The Unbearables

Up to us all now to trust our government and get onboard for the big win.

Harry Palmr

Mental Mickey wrote: »

What about the restrictions on Kildare, Laois, Offaly? Are they lifted?

They are due to be reviewed two weeks after the restrictions were put in place.

Tandey

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Same here and judging from my whatsapp group MM seems to be going down very well with the general public this evening

Your split personality isn’t the general public.

Quantum Erasure

s1ippy wrote: »

I think we should set up our own web pub

With blackjack and hookers?

s1ippy

Hubertj wrote: »

the HSE gave up months ago. The waste and inefficiencies that have been ongoing for decades is catching up. "Management" isn't up to it. And before anyone kicks off im not talking about doctors and nurses.

In your own words

lawrencesummers

flazio wrote: »

Would you like it if somebody referred to your elderly relative as an "inmate"?

My “elderly relative” Was in a nursing home for the last few years of his life and referred to himself as an inmate.

If it was good enough for him, it’s good enough for me petal.

froog

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The cycling salad sleeping King

it was hilarious, he said something like "that's why we have the minister for health here and the minister of emer..uhh.. eamon ryan!"

Indestructable

Busi_Girl08 wrote: »

Remember when we all took the piss out of Boris a few months back for being unclear in his plan and a general omnishambles?

That's EXACTLY what I said to the other half. Very Boris-esque

SEPT 23 1989

Well done that reporter

smelly sock

Yet another cluster ****. No direction, not tackling the issues and penalising people who aren't causing the spike.

Jokeshop tactics.

Atlantic Dawn

Sport can be as important to older peoples mental health.

Meanwhile in Wuhan...

Europe's policy on this is rubbish or else China have a vaccine.

Very frustrating listening to press conference.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.rte.ie/amp/1159804/&ved=2ahUKEwjV2uLvpKXrAhXhZxUIHbQ-DZAQ0PADegQIDBAP&usg=AOvVaw3wghzgsd8JUoC8DvpnSn7p&ampcf=1

AlmightyCushion

Skid X wrote: »

Weddings good with up to 50 people, outdoor sport bad.




Jokeshop.

Have an outdoor wedding at a sporting event. You could do it at half time. 50 people can now attend the sporting event.

landofthetree

dhaughton99 wrote: »

It’s back to wearing corpo jackets and shopping in Army Bargains.

I told people on here our budget deficit would be 30billion last March when the experts were saying around 10billion.

We are looking at a budget deficit of 35billion+ next year as well.

statesaver

dere34 wrote: »

LEO!!! WHERE ARE YOU???!!!

Watching teen movies so he can quote them in his next press conference :rolleyes:

lawrencesummers

is_that_so wrote: »

That's what's known as anecdotal! It shows up in the daily case data. Both Nolan and Glynn have mentioned that such cases have been lower in recent weeks.

Lower (Apparently) but not eliminated. It’s still a problem.

growleaves

The Unbearables wrote: »

Up to us all now to trust our government and get onboard for the big win.

stephenjmcd

https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1295776221104660486?s=19

Beechwoodspark

Joe dot ie asking questions

BonsaiKitten

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Well done that reporter

They're like sharks, they sense blood in the water and go in on them. Delighted that there's no punches being pulled.

iamwhoiam

Harry Palmr wrote: »

It's not just over 70's - anyone who is at a higher risk and it's worked perfectly well in my experience since this started in April (I'm one of those at a higher risk)

Where has it worked well ? I go during the designated time and everyone else is also allowed in too ?

flazio

s1ippy wrote: »

Let's be honest though.

I'll be honest, my grandmother was treated very well with plenty of dignity and respect before her passing and I'm appalled that someone would refer to her as some sort of prisoner of an institution.

s1ippy

"Let's not weigh one measure against another"

I think they should bus the school children into the meat plants for a sporting event and marry them all off to each other.

Arghus

MM throws Ronan the eyes when he needs a dig out.

pc7

Mehole you ain’t an expert in anything bar bullsh1t

Turtwig

Reading through the NPHET guidance there, there is a recommendation for further insight and review into meat processing procedures.
Why not just mention this in the public briefing? People are thinking no action is being taken there when it's clear they're taking it quite seriously and have concerns about how the outbreaks occurred and were reported.

This stuff ain't rocket science clear concise communication is so important otherwise you lose public buy in and risk more disease spread.

The asking people in at risk groups to make individual assessments is such a cop out. Back in April you had defined lists right down to medication dosages of what required cocooning and what didn't. What the fck has changed?

This stuff is just going to confuse people and it's so much easier to get dissenting sound bytes from. "do what you think is appropriate but take care doing it"

So someone over 70 should or should not attend mass?

April : absolutely not. They should stay at home.
August : ummm yeah no they should er decide wash their hands and uh yeah

This is just very poor overall